James Matthews (writer)
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James Matthews is a South African poet, writer and publisher.
He was detained by the apartheid government in 1976, and was denied a passport for 23 years.
In 1987, he was elected as patron of the Congress of South African Writers
, and he established the first black-founded art gallery in South Africa, and the first black-owned publishing house. In 2000, he founded the publishing house Realities.
He was detained by the apartheid government in 1976, and was denied a passport for 23 years.
In 1987, he was elected as patron of the Congress of South African Writers
Congress of South African Writers
The Congress of South African Writers is a South African grassroots writer’s organisation.Launched in July 1987, its initial aims were to promote literature and redress the imbalances of apartheid education...
, and he established the first black-founded art gallery in South Africa, and the first black-owned publishing house. In 2000, he founded the publishing house Realities.
Awards
- Woza Afrika Award (1978)
- Kwaza Honours List - Black Arts Celebration, Chicago, U.S.A. (1979)
- Freeman of Lehrte and Nienburg, Germany (1982).
- National Order, South African government (2004)
Poetry
- Cry Rage (1972), Spro-Cas Publications
- Black Voices Shout (1974)
- Pass me a Meatball, Jones (1977)
- No Time for Dreams (1977)
- Poisoned Wells and Other Delights (1991)
- Flames and Flowers (2000) Realities
- Poems from a Prison Cell (2002), Realities
- Age is a Beautiful Phase (2008), Realities